In Reply to: RE: "Something catastrophic is occurring" posted by stehno on July 30, 2014 at 17:48:08:
I know of just *one guy* who matches the type you describe, but that is worse than it sounds. In the small city that I live in, a guy I'll call "Barry Bull" is the only person (beside myself) that I've met who considers himself to be an "audiophile".I feel lonelier hanging out with him than I do when I'm alone because he's such a pompous, bloated egotist. He knows about, has owned, and has auditioned all kinds of high-end gear (of course!) and he loves to remind me of that any chance he gets (of course!).
That said, the guy literally cannot hear his way out of a paper bag. He's an amateur musician who, long ago, blew out his hearing capabilities working in amplified gigs. His hearing might be shot to hell, BUT HIS WILL PERSISTS. He likes to wear the badge, but I don't need no stinkin' badge...
What really motivates him in the practice of our beloved hobby, I've discovered, is not so much the love of hifi/music as the pursuit of audiophile status. In other words, he's a "gearhead".
How sad.
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- I think I know what you mean... - genungo 07/30/1418:33:35 07/30/14 (7)
- RE: I think I know what you mean... - stehno 01:19:09 07/31/14 (6)
- RE: I think I know what you mean... - middleground 04:19:26 07/31/14 (1)
- Amen. - rick_m 07:18:06 07/31/14 (0)
- RE: "well-trained ears" - genungo 02:57:16 07/31/14 (3)
- RE: "well-trained ears" - stehno 19:11:09 07/31/14 (1)
- So then... - genungo 20:46:37 07/31/14 (0)
- RE: "well-trained ears" - middleground 04:20:24 07/31/14 (0)